Deciphering the potential of plant metabolites as insecticides against melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae): Exposing control alternatives to assure food security by Zinat Jahan Chowdhury, Anik Banik, Tanjin Barketullah Robin, Mohammed Rashed Chowdhury

Subjects: “…Fruit fly…”
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Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala by Yaimie Lopez, Aitor Casas-Sanchez, Byron Arana, Nidia Rizzo, Erick Duran, Norma Padilla, Andrea de la Vega, Esteban Bustamante, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera

Subjects: “…Sand fly…”
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Alkaline activation of different aluminosilicates as an alternative to Portland cement: alkali activated cements or geopolymers by M. Torres-Carrasco, F. Puertas

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Producing Sustainable Lightweight Geopolymer Concrete Using Waste Materials by Hilal Ameer A., Nader Awaz S., Kurji Badoor M.

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First Comprehensive List of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Leishmaniasis Focus (Djelfa, Algeria), Including the First Record of Phlebotomus langeroni Females in Algeria by Fatma Messaoudene, Slimane Boukraa, Said Chaouki Boubidi, Ahlem Guerzou

Subjects: “…Sand fly; Environmental factors; Leishmania; Djelfa; Algeria…”
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New species and new records of hybotid dance flies (Diptera: Hybotidae: Tachydromiinae) from Iranian mangrove habitats by Igor V. Shamshev, Ebrahim Gilasian

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A Cosmopolitan Ghetto: The Shifting Image of Kibera Slum From ‘Flying Toilets’ to a Centre for Metropolitan Innovation by John M. Wambui

Subjects: “…A Cosmopolitan Ghetto: The Shifting Image of Kibera Slum From ‘Flying Toilets’ to a Centre for Metropolitan Innovation…”
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A FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD BASED ON SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE OPTIMIZED BY IMPROVED FRUIT FLY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM by HUANG XiaoLu, ZHOU XiangZhen

Subjects: “…Improved fruit fly optimization algorithm…”
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‘An unbidden guest at your table’: Purity, danger and the house-fly in the middle-class home, c. 1870-1910 by Neil Davie

“…It will be argued that the growing hygienist focus on flies as airborne carriers of disease co-existed, particularly in the earlier part of the period, with older more benign, attitudes to the house-fly, linked to the theories of natural theology.…”
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MOTOR BEARING FAULT DIAGNOSIS BASED ON RELEVANCE VECTOR MACHINE OPTIMIZE BY IMPROVED FRUIT FLY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM by WANG HanZhang

Subjects: “…Fruit fly optimization algorithm…”
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Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda by Robert Opiro, Okello Allele Moses, Robert Opoke, Francis A. Oloya, Esther Nakafu, Teresa Iwiru, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Joel L. Bargul, Elizabeth A. Opiyo

“…Background. Tsetse flies are vectors of the genus Trypanosoma that cause African trypanosomiasis, a serious parasitic disease of people and animals. …”
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An integrative taxonomic approach reveals two putatively novel species of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Thailand by Samiullah Soomro, Siwaporn Tuangpermsub, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Morakot Kaewthamasorn

“…In Thailand, leishmaniasis—a sand fly-borne disease—is currently endemic, with 36 documented sand fly species. …”
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Pheromones in Crane Flies: Behaviorally Active Cuticular Compounds in <i>Tipula autumnalis</i> Loew (Diptera: Tipulidae) by Vincas Būda, Violeta Apšegaitė, Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė, Sigitas Podėnas, João Pedro de A. Souza, Paulo H. G. Zarbin, Linas Labanauskas, Tomas Paškevičius, Vilma Baužienė, Sandra Radžiutė

“…The pheromones of crane flies (Tipulidae), one of the largest families within the order Diptera (over 15,000 species), are unknown. …”
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Influence of Concrete Sludge Addition in the Properties of Alkali-Activated and Non-Alkali-Activated Fly Ash-Based Mortars by Fotini Kesikidou, Stavroula Konopisi, Eleftherios K. Anastasiou

“…This study investigated the use of concrete sludge, a by-product of the ready-mix concrete industry, in combination with high-calcium fly ash in binary cementless binders. Concrete sludge was used in substitution rates ranging from 0% to 60% in test fly ash-based mortars to determine potential synergy. …”
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Correction: Diversity and sex differences in rectal gland volatiles of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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Analysis of the use of media resulting from bioconversion of organic waste in the production of maggots BSF (black soldier fly) by Syahrizal syahrizal, Ediwarman, Safratilofa, Muhamat Ridwan

“… Maggots is an organism derived from the eggs of the black fly, Hermentia illucens (black soldier fly, BSF), which undergoes metamorphosis in the second phase after the egg phase and before the pupa phase which then turns into an adult fly. …”
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Current Understanding and Future Prospects of Host Selection, Acceptance, Discrimination, and Regulation of Phorid Fly Parasitoids That Attack Ants by Kaitlyn A. Mathis, Stacy M. Philpott

“…Phorid fly parasitoids (Diptera: Phoridae) have evolved a diverse array of cues used to successfully parasitize their ant hosts. …”
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Entomological Exploration of Sand Flies in Human Communities Affected by Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in El Hajeb Province, Morocco by Karima El-Mouhdi, Mohammed Fekhaoui, Abdelkader Chahlaoui, Smahane Mehanned, Chafika Faraj, Samia Boussaa

“…Sand flies are the exclusive vectors of leishmaniasis. …”
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Comparison of the Flexural Performance and Behaviour of Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete Beams Reinforced with CFRP and GFRP Bars by Hemn Qader Ahmed, Dilshad Kakasor Jaf, Sinan Abdulkhaleq Yaseen

“…The present investigation presents the flexural capacity and behaviour of fly-ash-based GPC beam reinforced with two different types of FRP bars: six reinforced geopolymer concrete (RGPC) beams consisting of three specimens reinforced with GFRP bars and the rest with CFRP bars. …”
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Black Soldier Fly Larvae’s Optimal Feed Intake and Rearing Density: A Welfare Perspective (Part II) by Arianna Cattaneo, Simona Belperio, Luca Sardi, Giovanna Martelli, Eleonora Nannoni, Sihem Dabbou, Marco Meneguz

Subjects: “…black soldier fly…”
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